Updated story: Missing boy found safe, Lawrence police say
Lawrence police are looking for 12-year-old Trenton Cale Eckles, who was last seen Thursday, according to a social media post Saturday evening.
Conner Mitchell / The Lawrence Times
Garcia family’s imprint on Lawrence Mexican food scene felt through museum exhibit
Starting with the El Tampico Club in the 1940s, the Garcia family quickly expanded its footprint in Lawrence. Mementos from the family’s time in town and their efforts to introduce authentic Mexican food to the community are on display through October at the Watkins Museum of History.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence police had a sustained complaint of bias in the past year, latest report shows
The Lawrence Police Department received three complaints of racial or bias-based policing from July 1, 2020 through Wednesday of this week, one of which was sustained, according to an annual report released Friday.
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Supreme Court dissent: Open records decision mimics Lucy pulling ball from Charlie Brown
The Kansas Supreme Court dealt with a decision by the Kansas Court of Appeals by focusing on jurisdictional issues without defining boundaries of the Kansas Open Records Act as it pertained to public access to audio records of district court proceedings.
Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Transit riders: Construction is starting on bus stops all over town; here’s what you need to know
The city of Lawrence is about to start construction on bus stops all over town. Many stops will be getting shelters and benches, but the work might complicate things for riders in the short term.
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Cordley teacher wins grant to teach first graders hands-on math with blocks
Sarah Rand’s first graders at Cordley Elementary School will get to learn math in a new blocks center with tactile learning tools, thanks to a grant the teacher won.
David Condos / Kansas News Service
While Kansas keeps hospital data under lock and key, Colorado helps employers dig into cost of care
One Colorado community studied prices in its area and then bargained down the hospital to help save $2 million on premiums in a single year.
David Condos / Kansas News Service
Kansas knows what hospitals get paid, but says it can’t tell a group that compares prices nationally
Kansas remains among a shrinking number of states that store detailed information about health care prices, but that won’t share it with a prominent think tank trying to compare the cost of hospital care nationally.
Kansas extending reach of COVID-19 childcare, food assistance; here’s how to apply
Low-income Kansans will have wider access to childcare assistance tied to federal aid authorized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials said Thursday.
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Lawrence 4th of July: Fireworks 411 + all you need to know for the long weekend
Your quick guide to the 4th of July in Lawrence: Where to go see fireworks, where you can shoot off your own, when to expect trash pickup next week, whether parking downtown is free Monday and more.
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